Legal Opinion
People v. Facey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 2, 2015No. 106224PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Essex County (Meyer, J.), rendered October 13, 2013, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted, as charged, of aggravated cruelty to animals stemming from the killing of a pit bull in July 2012. He was sentenced to six months in jail plus five years of probation. Defendant appeals.
We first find that defendant’s conviction was supported by legally sufficient evidence. As relevant here, a “person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- People v. AntommarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. VictorNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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